Club Development Fund opens for 2026 applications

Tuesday 07 April, 2026

Motorsport Australia is pleased to announce it has opened applications for Round 1 of the 2026 Supercheap Auto Club Development Fund and will close on 22 June.

Following successful rounds of funding from the Club Development Fund in 2025, proudly supported by Supercheap Auto, Motorsport Australia is continuing its support for affiliated grassroots clubs and their programs and infrastructure.

Since 2015, the fund has delivered more than $112,000 in grants for Motorsport Australia affiliated clubs, assisting their objectives to elevate participation, improve safety, and upskill volunteers across program suites.

Click here to Apply for the Supercheap Auto Club Development Fund

Similarly to the previous rounds of grants, there are three different streams clubs can apply for.

These types of projects fall within the project’s three main funding streams. Safety and Operational Equipment, Volunteer Upskilling and Club Capacity Building and Participation Programs

In 2026, there is a new update to Funding Area 3 known as “Innovative Participation & Pilot Programs”.

This category captures innovative participation projects which do not fit in the other categories of Funding Area 3.

This update allows more innovative and creative programs to be included within funding guidelines.

Applications must be submitted online prior to 22 June 2026, at 5:00pm AEST.

Click here for Funding Guidelines

A recipient in the latest round of funding, the Kempsey Macleay Off Road Club designated allocated funds to fire and recovery crew equipment such as fire extinguishers, fire blankets, tow ropes and first aid and snake bite kits.

Club representative Pauline Lee stated the additional funds provided an important boost to obtaining new equipment.

“The Kempsey Macleay Off Road Club agreed to allocate and match funding from the Supercheap Auto Club Development Fund Grant towards fire and recovery crew equipment,” Lee said.

“The staff from within our Supercheap Auto store in Kempsey have been extremely co-operative and were pleased our club had received a grant for this important equipment purchase.”

Interested clubs looking to apply for the Supercheap Auto Club Development Fund can contact their Motorsport Australia Regional Development Executive to discuss a project prior to application.

All successful applicants will also receive a Supercheap Auto gift card to spend at any of its 280 stores in Australia.

In Round 2, during the latter half of 2025, 11 clubs received funding via the Club Development Fund to assist them in growing their projects. 20 clubs and organisations received funding for the whole of 2025.

2025 Supercheap Auto Club Development Fund Round 2 recipients: